Almond Thumbprint Cookies filled with Jam

Almond Thumbprint Cookies filled with Jam are so versatile. With a delicious base, you can add any type of jam to vary the flavors. These cookies were once my mom's Almond Christmas Crescents which I made for years. Now I make them into round thumbprint cookies - less work and less time!

📝 Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks, room temperature) butter
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla
• 2 cups of chopped almonds (you could use pecans or walnuts or any combo)
• 2 cups sifted flour
• 5 Tablespoons of your favorite jam like Black Cherry Jam

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Measure: out ingredients, including sifting the flour, and chopping the almonds if not chopped already
2. 2Preheat: oven for 350F
3. 3Cream: the butter, add sugar, and salt, in a large bowl, until fluffy
4. 4Add: vanilla and nuts, and blend flour slowly into mix
5. 5Roll: into balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten slightly and push center down with thumb
6. 6Bake: for 18-20 minutes. Set timer for 10 minutes, open oven and carefully use the back of a teaspoon measuring spoon to push the hole down again. Then continue baking for another 8-10 minutes.
7. 7Spoon: Black Cherry Jam into the center of each cookie as soon as you take them out of the oven.